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Clerk-Administrator ai,ci City Cfn ect i • Page Two of Four • water system by a specific date or pay the $ 100. 00 late charge when they hook up. Again, this only affects approximately 30 homes that have never hooked up to the water system. 2) Chapter 70. 03, Liability for Repairs. At the present time, the property owner is responsible --for repairs to the service line from his house to the curb stop and box which is at the property line. The property owner is also responsible for repairs to the curb stop and box (water • shut-off) . The City is responsible for repairs to the service line from the water shut-off to the water main. I understand that this is a recent change in the Code and that the property owner in the past-was -responsible for . service ast-was -responsibleforservice line repairs from the house to the water main in the street like a majority of the other cities.. Our existing policy causes - the---City of Mounds View a fair amount- -of -trouble. The trouble is 'caused by -the following typical situation. If -a water service line is leaking, the water normally follows the water shut off to the ground surface. With this information, the City and the property owner cannot determine who is responsible for Aglik repairing the service line. In most instances, the property owner wants the City to repair the leak and bill him if it is his reponsibility. Sometimes the bills ace not paid for a long time. Every time the City has repaired a service line in the past 1-1/2 years, the repairs should have been the responsibility of the property owner to repair. i recommend changing the language in this section to make the property owner responsible for repairing the water service line from the watermain to the building. 3 ) Chapter 70. 17. ( 3 ) . I recommend adding to the last sentence, "as determined by the Municipality. " 4 ) Chapter 70. 18, Emergency Regulations. I recommend ade.ing to this section a paragraph about the possibilty ,of a water sprinkling ban. The paragraph could read as follows : "A water sprinkling ban may be implemented by the Director of Public Works after he notifies the Clerk-Administrator and Mayor. The lawn sprinkling ban may be implemented for only the months of May, June, July, August and September" . This will formalize a procedure for reducing water demand. Attached please find a memo from the Utility Accounting Clerk and Public Works/Community Development Director stating that we would like to see the apartment owners prepayments for water meters be • 11 . _ :.